Improvement in children s carriages



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M. MEDART. CHILDREIIS CARRIAGES.

Patented Nov.16,1875.

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M. MEDART. CHILDRENS CARRIAGES.

Pat'gnted Nov.1 6,1875.

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N- PETERS. FHOTO-L THDGRAP UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

MARTIN MEDART, OF BELLEVILLE, ILLINQ IE IMPROVEMENT IN CHILDREN'S CARRIAGES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 1 70,098, dated November 16, 1875; application filed October 4, 1875.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Mnnrnv MEDART, of Belleville, in the county of St. Clair and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improved Combined Ohilds Carriage, Cradle, and Baby-Jumper, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawmgs.

My improvement has usual wooden reaches, and a U-formed wooden spring, on which the body is supported. From side to side of the spring extends a movable bar, to which the rocker is secured, and upon which it rocks.

When used as a cradle, the forward end of the body is supported by a pivot, which passes through a bearing-ear.

When used as a carriage, the forward end is supported on a turn-bar, whose center is pivoted to the bottom of the body, and whose ends engage the sides of the spring.

When used as a baby-jumper, the body may be either set forward on the spring or removed, therocker-supportin g bar being made removable from the springs. The hind axle has a U-bend, to give place for the child when the apparatus is used as a go-cart or babywalker.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is an under perspective view of my improvement as a carriage. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the rocker and its support-ingbar. Fig. 3 is a top perspective view as a baby-jumper. Fig. at is a detail section at line X K, Fig. 2.

A A and B B are respectively the fore and the hind Wheels, turning on axles O and D, secured to the ends of the reaches E E. The hind axle is bowed forwardly at d, so as to leave room for the child to stand when the apparatus is used as a go-cart. F is a U- shaped bar of wood, whose ends extend forward, and are attached to the reaches at ff. The lower part, f, of the spring-bar forms the back of the seat'when used as a babyjumper, and the bottom of the seat is formed of a plate, G, whose ends g are bent up in the form of ears,"which are secured to pendent ears H of the spring-bar by spring-pins I, which pass through the ears. When used as a go-cart, the seat G is removed, and the child supported by the arm-pits in the yoke, formed by the bow f and the strap f which also serves as a support to the chest, when used as a baby-jumper. K is a cross-bar extending from side to side of the spring F, and adjustable forwardly and, backwardly thereon.

The ends of this bar have clamps k, which embrace the spring-bars, and which are held in place upon said bars by spring-pins k, which pass through the lower ears of the clamps, and into pin-holes f in the spring-bar F. At the middle of the bar K is'a loop, 0' W, to which is linked a link, L, which passes up through a mortise in therdcker M, and whose upper end engages on a spring, N, whose movement allows the rocker to rock upon the bar K, but prevents the displacement of the rocker on the bar. On one side of the bar K are eyes k which receive the ends of a catch, 0, that slides in cars m upon the side of the rocker.

This catch is for use when the apparatus is in condition of a carriage, its purpose being to prevent-the rocking motion.

When used as a cradle, the catch is thrown up, as shown in Fig. 1, and one of its ends run into a supportingreye, o, by which it is sustained in the position. I

When used as a cradle, the pin P, proj ecting forward from the front end of the body R, engages in the bearing-lug q, extending upward from the cross;bar Q.

When used as a carriage, the pin is pulled back from the eye-lug q,'and-the front end, of the body is then supported on the turnbar S, whose ends have clamps s, which embrace the side bars of spring F when the bar S is turned into a transverse position, and in this position it secures the body rigidly to the spring-bar F.

T is the handle-frame, by which the vehicle is drawn or pushed along.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination, with the reaches E E, of the U-shaped spring F, seat G, and strap f substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of reaches E E, bowed axle D, and spring F, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of wagon-body R, spring F, and adjustable cross-bar K, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination of spring F, adjustable cross-bar K, carriage-body R, rocker H, and

pivot-connection forth.

5. The combination of spring F, body R, and adjustable clamping-bars K and S, substantially as set forth.

' 6. The spring-link connection 70 L M, be tween the rocker H and bar K, substantially P Q q, substantially as set as set forth. MARTIN MEDART.

Witnesses GEO. DEEKE, Dr. F. HARLING. 

